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11 Notes on the Free Translation Project
2***************************************
3
4Free software is going international!  The Free Translation Project is
5a way to get maintainers of free software, translators, and users all
6together, so that free software will gradually become able to speak many
7languages.  A few packages already provide translations for their
8messages.
9
10   If you found this `ABOUT-NLS' file inside a distribution, you may
11assume that the distributed package does use GNU `gettext' internally,
12itself available at your nearest GNU archive site.  But you do _not_
13need to install GNU `gettext' prior to configuring, installing or using
14this package with messages translated.
15
16   Installers will find here some useful hints.  These notes also
17explain how users should proceed for getting the programs to use the
18available translations.  They tell how people wanting to contribute and
19work on translations can contact the appropriate team.
20
21   When reporting bugs in the `intl/' directory or bugs which may be
22related to internationalization, you should tell about the version of
23`gettext' which is used.  The information can be found in the
24`intl/VERSION' file, in internationalized packages.
25
261.1 Quick configuration advice
27==============================
28
29If you want to exploit the full power of internationalization, you
30should configure it using
31
32     ./configure --with-included-gettext
33
34to force usage of internationalizing routines provided within this
35package, despite the existence of internationalizing capabilities in the
36operating system where this package is being installed.  So far, only
37the `gettext' implementation in the GNU C library version 2 provides as
38many features (such as locale alias, message inheritance, automatic
39charset conversion or plural form handling) as the implementation here.
40It is also not possible to offer this additional functionality on top
41of a `catgets' implementation.  Future versions of GNU `gettext' will
42very likely convey even more functionality.  So it might be a good idea
43to change to GNU `gettext' as soon as possible.
44
45   So you need _not_ provide this option if you are using GNU libc 2 or
46you have installed a recent copy of the GNU gettext package with the
47included `libintl'.
48
491.2 INSTALL Matters
50===================
51
52Some packages are "localizable" when properly installed; the programs
53they contain can be made to speak your own native language.  Most such
54packages use GNU `gettext'.  Other packages have their own ways to
55internationalization, predating GNU `gettext'.
56
57   By default, this package will be installed to allow translation of
58messages.  It will automatically detect whether the system already
59provides the GNU `gettext' functions.  If not, the included GNU
60`gettext' library will be used.  This library is wholly contained
61within this package, usually in the `intl/' subdirectory, so prior
62installation of the GNU `gettext' package is _not_ required.
63Installers may use special options at configuration time for changing
64the default behaviour.  The commands:
65
66     ./configure --with-included-gettext
67     ./configure --disable-nls
68
69will, respectively, bypass any pre-existing `gettext' to use the
70internationalizing routines provided within this package, or else,
71_totally_ disable translation of messages.
72
73   When you already have GNU `gettext' installed on your system and run
74configure without an option for your new package, `configure' will
75probably detect the previously built and installed `libintl.a' file and
76will decide to use this.  This might not be desirable.  You should use
77the more recent version of the GNU `gettext' library.  I.e. if the file
78`intl/VERSION' shows that the library which comes with this package is
79more recent, you should use
80
81     ./configure --with-included-gettext
82
83to prevent auto-detection.
84
85   The configuration process will not test for the `catgets' function
86and therefore it will not be used.  The reason is that even an
87emulation of `gettext' on top of `catgets' could not provide all the
88extensions of the GNU `gettext' library.
89
90   Internationalized packages usually have many `po/LL.po' files, where
91LL gives an ISO 639 two-letter code identifying the language.  Unless
92translations have been forbidden at `configure' time by using the
93`--disable-nls' switch, all available translations are installed
94together with the package.  However, the environment variable `LINGUAS'
95may be set, prior to configuration, to limit the installed set.
96`LINGUAS' should then contain a space separated list of two-letter
97codes, stating which languages are allowed.
98
991.3 Using This Package
100======================
101
102As a user, if your language has been installed for this package, you
103only have to set the `LANG' environment variable to the appropriate
104`LL_CC' combination.  Here `LL' is an ISO 639 two-letter language code,
105and `CC' is an ISO 3166 two-letter country code.  For example, let's
106suppose that you speak German and live in Germany.  At the shell
107prompt, merely execute `setenv LANG de_DE' (in `csh'),
108`export LANG; LANG=de_DE' (in `sh') or `export LANG=de_DE' (in `bash').
109This can be done from your `.login' or `.profile' file, once and for
110all.
111
112   You might think that the country code specification is redundant.
113But in fact, some languages have dialects in different countries.  For
114example, `de_AT' is used for Austria, and `pt_BR' for Brazil.  The
115country code serves to distinguish the dialects.
116
117   The locale naming convention of `LL_CC', with `LL' denoting the
118language and `CC' denoting the country, is the one use on systems based
119on GNU libc.  On other systems, some variations of this scheme are
120used, such as `LL' or `LL_CC.ENCODING'.  You can get the list of
121locales supported by your system for your language by running the
122command `locale -a | grep '^LL''.
123
124   Not all programs have translations for all languages.  By default, an
125English message is shown in place of a nonexistent translation.  If you
126understand other languages, you can set up a priority list of languages.
127This is done through a different environment variable, called
128`LANGUAGE'.  GNU `gettext' gives preference to `LANGUAGE' over `LANG'
129for the purpose of message handling, but you still need to have `LANG'
130set to the primary language; this is required by other parts of the
131system libraries.  For example, some Swedish users who would rather
132read translations in German than English for when Swedish is not
133available, set `LANGUAGE' to `sv:de' while leaving `LANG' to `sv_SE'.
134
135   Special advice for Norwegian users: The language code for Norwegian
136bokma*l changed from `no' to `nb' recently (in 2003).  During the
137transition period, while some message catalogs for this language are
138installed under `nb' and some older ones under `no', it's recommended
139for Norwegian users to set `LANGUAGE' to `nb:no' so that both newer and
140older translations are used.
141
142   In the `LANGUAGE' environment variable, but not in the `LANG'
143environment variable, `LL_CC' combinations can be abbreviated as `LL'
144to denote the language's main dialect.  For example, `de' is equivalent
145to `de_DE' (German as spoken in Germany), and `pt' to `pt_PT'
146(Portuguese as spoken in Portugal) in this context.
147
1481.4 Translating Teams
149=====================
150
151For the Free Translation Project to be a success, we need interested
152people who like their own language and write it well, and who are also
153able to synergize with other translators speaking the same language.
154Each translation team has its own mailing list.  The up-to-date list of
155teams can be found at the Free Translation Project's homepage,
156`http://www.iro.umontreal.ca/contrib/po/HTML/', in the "National teams"
157area.
158
159   If you'd like to volunteer to _work_ at translating messages, you
160should become a member of the translating team for your own language.
161The subscribing address is _not_ the same as the list itself, it has
162`-request' appended.  For example, speakers of Swedish can send a
163message to `sv-request@li.org', having this message body:
164
165     subscribe
166
167   Keep in mind that team members are expected to participate
168_actively_ in translations, or at solving translational difficulties,
169rather than merely lurking around.  If your team does not exist yet and
170you want to start one, or if you are unsure about what to do or how to
171get started, please write to `translation@iro.umontreal.ca' to reach the
172coordinator for all translator teams.
173
174   The English team is special.  It works at improving and uniformizing
175the terminology in use.  Proven linguistic skill are praised more than
176programming skill, here.
177
1781.5 Available Packages
179======================
180
181Languages are not equally supported in all packages.  The following
182matrix shows the current state of internationalization, as of July
1832006.  The matrix shows, in regard of each package, for which languages
184PO files have been submitted to translation coordination, with a
185translation percentage of at least 50%.
186
187     Ready PO files       af am ar az be bg bs ca cs cy da de el en en_GB eo
188                        +----------------------------------------------------+
189     GNUnet             |                                  []                |
190     a2ps               |             []                [] [] []     []      |
191     aegis              |                                  ()                |
192     ant-phone          |                                  ()                |
193     anubis             |                                  []                |
194     ap-utils           |                                                    |
195     aspell             |                         []    [] []        []      |
196     bash               |                      []          []             [] |
197     batchelor          |                                  []                |
198     bfd                |                                                    |
199     bibshelf           |                                  []                |
200     binutils           |                               []                   |
201     bison              |                               [] []                |
202     bison-runtime      |                                  []                |
203     bluez-pin          | []                      []       [] []          [] |
204     cflow              |                               []                   |
205     clisp              |                                  []    []          |
206     console-tools      |                         []       []                |
207     coreutils          |                []    []       [] []                |
208     cpio               |                                                    |
209     cpplib             |                      []       [] []                |
210     cryptonit          |                                  []                |
211     darkstat           |                []             () []                |
212     dialog             |                      [] [] [] [] [] []             |
213     diffutils          |                      [] []    [] [] []          [] |
214     doodle             |                                  []                |
215     e2fsprogs          |                         []       []                |
216     enscript           |                      []       [] []        []      |
217     error              |                      []       [] []        []      |
218     fetchmail          |                      []       [] () []             |
219     fileutils          |                               [] []                |
220     findutils          |                []    []       []                   |
221     flex               |                      []       [] []                |
222     fslint             |                                  []                |
223     gas                |                                                    |
224     gawk               |                      []       [] []                |
225     gbiff              |                                  []                |
226     gcal               |                      []                            |
227     gcc                |                                  []                |
228     gettext-examples   | []                   []          [] []          [] |
229     gettext-runtime    |             []       []       [] []             [] |
230     gettext-tools      |                      []          []                |
231     gimp-print         |                         []    [] []        []      |
232     gip                |                []                                  |
233     gliv               |                                  []                |
234     glunarclock        |                []                                  |
235     gmult              | []                               []                |
236     gnubiff            |                                  ()                |
237     gnucash            |                                  () ()     []      |
238     gnucash-glossary   |                               [] ()                |
239     gnuedu             |                                                    |
240     gnulib             | []          [] []    []       [] []                |
241     gnunet-gtk         |                                                    |
242     gnutls             |                                                    |
243     gpe-aerial         |                         []       []                |
244     gpe-beam           |                         []       []                |
245     gpe-calendar       |                         []       []                |
246     gpe-clock          |                         []       []                |
247     gpe-conf           |                         []       []                |
248     gpe-contacts       |                                                    |
249     gpe-edit           |                         []                         |
250     gpe-filemanager    |                                                    |
251     gpe-go             |                         []                         |
252     gpe-login          |                         []       []                |
253     gpe-ownerinfo      |                         []       []                |
254     gpe-package        |                                                    |
255     gpe-sketchbook     |                         []       []                |
256     gpe-su             |                         []       []                |
257     gpe-taskmanager    |                         []       []                |
258     gpe-timesheet      |                         []                         |
259     gpe-today          |                         []       []                |
260     gpe-todo           |                                                    |
261     gphoto2            |                         []    [] []        []      |
262     gprof              |                               [] []                |
263     gpsdrive           |                                  ()    ()          |
264     gramadoir          | []                               []                |
265     grep               | []          [] []    []          [] []             |
266     gretl              |                                                    |
267     gsasl              |                                                    |
268     gss                |                                                    |
269     gst-plugins        | []                   [] []    []                   |
270     gst-plugins-base   |                []    []       []                   |
271     gst-plugins-good   | []       []    []    [] []    []           []      |
272     gstreamer          | []             []    [] []    [] []        []      |
273     gtick              | []                               ()                |
274     gtkam              |                         []    [] []                |
275     gtkorphan          |                []                []                |
276     gtkspell           |             []                   [] []          [] |
277     gutenprint         |                               []                   |
278     hello              |                      []       [] [] []          [] |
279     id-utils           |                               [] []                |
280     impost             |                                                    |
281     indent             |                      []          []             [] |
282     iso_3166           |                                  []             [] |
283     iso_3166_1         |                      [] []    [] [] []             |
284     iso_3166_2         |                                                    |
285     iso_3166_3         |                                  []                |
286     iso_4217           |                                  []                |
287     iso_639            |                                  []             [] |
288     jpilot             |                         []                         |
289     jtag               |                                                    |
290     jwhois             |                                                    |
291     kbd                |                         []    [] [] []             |
292     keytouch           |                                                    |
293     keytouch-editor    |                                                    |
294     keytouch-keyboa... |                                                    |
295     latrine            |                                  ()                |
296     ld                 |                               []                   |
297     leafpad            |                []    [] []       [] []             |
298     libc               |                      [] []    [] [] []             |
299     libexif            |                                  []                |
300     libextractor       |                                  []                |
301     libgpewidget       |                         []    [] []                |
302     libgpg-error       |                                  []                |
303     libgphoto2         |                               [] []                |
304     libgphoto2_port    |                               [] []                |
305     libgsasl           |                                                    |
306     libiconv           |                                  []             [] |
307     libidn             |                               []                [] |
308     lifelines          |                               [] ()                |
309     lilypond           |                                  []                |
310     lingoteach         |                                                    |
311     lynx               |                      [] []    [] []                |
312     m4                 |                         []    [] [] []             |
313     mailutils          |                      []                            |
314     make               |                               [] []                |
315     man-db             |                      [] ()    [] []                |
316     minicom            |                         []    [] []                |
317     mysecretdiary      |                               [] []                |
318     nano               |                []    [] ()       []                |
319     nano_1_0           |                      [] ()    [] []                |
320     opcodes            |                                  []                |
321     parted             |                                                    |
322     pilot-qof          |                                            []      |
323     psmisc             |                []                                  |
324     pwdutils           |                                                    |
325     python             |                                                    |
326     qof                |                                                    |
327     radius             |                      []                            |
328     recode             |             []       []       [] [] []          [] |
329     rpm                |                         []    []                   |
330     screem             |                                                    |
331     scrollkeeper       |          [] []       [] [] [] [] []        []      |
332     sed                |                      []          []             [] |
333     sh-utils           |                               [] []                |
334     shared-mime-info   |                []       []                      [] |
335     sharutils          |                []    [] []    [] [] []             |
336     shishi             |                                                    |
337     silky              |                                                    |
338     skencil            |                               [] ()                |
339     sketch             |                               [] ()                |
340     solfege            |                                                    |
341     soundtracker       |                               [] []                |
342     sp                 |                                  []                |
343     stardict           |                         []                         |
344     system-tools-ba... |       []       [] [] [] []    [] [] []     []      |
345     tar                |                []                                  |
346     texinfo            |                               [] []             [] |
347     textutils          |                      []       [] []                |
348     tin                |                                  ()        ()      |
349     tp-robot           |                                  []                |
350     tuxpaint           | []             []             [] []        []      |
351     unicode-han-tra... |                                                    |
352     unicode-transla... |                                                    |
353     util-linux         |                      [] []    [] []                |
354     vorbis-tools       |             []          []    []           []      |
355     wastesedge         |                                  ()                |
356     wdiff              |                      []       [] []        []      |
357     wget               |                      []          []                |
358     xchat              |                []    []          [] []     []      |
359     xkeyboard-config   |                                                    |
360     xpad               |                []             []                   |
361                        +----------------------------------------------------+
362                          af am ar az be bg bs ca cs cy da de el en en_GB eo
363                          11  0  1  2  8 21  1 42 43  2 62 99 18  1  16   16
364
365                          es et eu fa fi fr  ga gl gu he hi hr hu id is it
366                        +--------------------------------------------------+
367     GNUnet             |                                                  |
368     a2ps               |    []       [] []                             () |
369     aegis              |                                                  |
370     ant-phone          |                []                                |
371     anubis             |                []                                |
372     ap-utils           |             [] []                                |
373     aspell             |                []  []                         [] |
374     bash               | []             []                    []          |
375     batchelor          |                []  []                            |
376     bfd                | []                                               |
377     bibshelf           | []                 []                         [] |
378     binutils           | []          [] []                                |
379     bison              | [] []          []  []                   []    [] |
380     bison-runtime      |    []          []  []                   []    [] |
381     bluez-pin          |             [] []  []                [] []       |
382     cflow              |                                                  |
383     clisp              | []             []                                |
384     console-tools      |                                                  |
385     coreutils          | [] []       [] []  []                []          |
386     cpio               | []             []  []                            |
387     cpplib             | []             []                                |
388     cryptonit          |                []                                |
389     darkstat           | []             ()  []                [] []       |
390     dialog             | [] [] []    [] []  []                []       [] |
391     diffutils          | []          [] []  [] []    []       [] []    [] |
392     doodle             |                    []                         [] |
393     e2fsprogs          | []             []                             [] |
394     enscript           |                []  []             []             |
395     error              | []          [] []  []                []          |
396     fetchmail          | []                                               |
397     fileutils          | [] []          []  []                []       [] |
398     findutils          |    []          []  []                []          |
399     flex               | []             []  []                            |
400     fslint             |                []                                |
401     gas                | []             []                                |
402     gawk               | []             []  []       []                   |
403     gbiff              |                []                                |
404     gcal               | []             []                                |
405     gcc                | []                                               |
406     gettext-examples   | []             []  []                []       [] |
407     gettext-runtime    | []          [] []  []                   []    [] |
408     gettext-tools      | []             []                             [] |
409     gimp-print         | []             []                                |
410     gip                | []    []       []                                |
411     gliv               |                ()                                |
412     glunarclock        |             []     []                []          |
413     gmult              |       []       []                             [] |
414     gnubiff            |                ()                             () |
415     gnucash            | ()             ()                    ()          |
416     gnucash-glossary   | []                                            [] |
417     gnuedu             | []                                               |
418     gnulib             | [] [] []    [] []  [] []             []          |
419     gnunet-gtk         |                                                  |
420     gnutls             |                                                  |
421     gpe-aerial         | []             []                                |
422     gpe-beam           | []             []                                |
423     gpe-calendar       | []             []                    [] []       |
424     gpe-clock          | []          [] []                    []          |
425     gpe-conf           |                []                                |
426     gpe-contacts       | []             []                                |
427     gpe-edit           | []             []                    [] []       |
428     gpe-filemanager    | []                                               |
429     gpe-go             | []             []                    []          |
430     gpe-login          | []             []                    []          |
431     gpe-ownerinfo      | []          [] []                    [] []       |
432     gpe-package        | []                                               |
433     gpe-sketchbook     | []             []                                |
434     gpe-su             | []          [] []                    []          |
435     gpe-taskmanager    | []          [] []                                |
436     gpe-timesheet      | []             []  []                   []       |
437     gpe-today          | []          [] []  []                            |
438     gpe-todo           | []                                               |
439     gphoto2            | []          [] []                    []       [] |
440     gprof              | []             []  []                   []       |
441     gpsdrive           | ()             ()                    []       () |
442     gramadoir          |                []  []                            |
443     grep               | [] [] []    [] []  [] []    []    [] [] []    [] |
444     gretl              | []             []                             [] |
445     gsasl              |                    []                            |
446     gss                |                []                                |
447     gst-plugins        |                []                    []       [] |
448     gst-plugins-base   |                                      []       [] |
449     gst-plugins-good   |       []                             []       [] |
450     gstreamer          |             []                       []       [] |
451     gtick              |       []    [] []  []                         [] |
452     gtkam              | []             []                    []       [] |
453     gtkorphan          |                []                             [] |
454     gtkspell           | []    []    [] []  []                         [] |
455     gutenprint         |                                      []          |
456     hello              | [] [] [] [] [] []  [] []    []    [] [] []    [] |
457     id-utils           |                []  []                [] []    [] |
458     impost             |                []  []                            |
459     indent             | [] [] []    [] []  [] []             [] []    [] |
460     iso_3166           |             [] []                    []          |
461     iso_3166_1         | []    []    [] []  []                [] []       |
462     iso_3166_2         |                []                                |
463     iso_3166_3         |                []                                |
464     iso_4217           |    []       []        []             []          |
465     iso_639            |          [] [] []  []                []          |
466     jpilot             | []             []                                |
467     jtag               |                []                                |
468     jwhois             | []             []                    [] []    [] |
469     kbd                | []             []                                |
470     keytouch           |                    []                            |
471     keytouch-editor    |                    []                            |
472     keytouch-keyboa... |                    []                            |
473     latrine            |                []  []                         [] |
474     ld                 | []             []                                |
475     leafpad            | []             []  []       []       []       [] |
476     libc               | []          [] []     []             []          |
477     libexif            | []                                               |
478     libextractor       |                    []                            |
479     libgpewidget       | []             []  []                [] []       |
480     libgpg-error       |                                                  |
481     libgphoto2         | []             []                             [] |
482     libgphoto2_port    |                []                             [] |
483     libgsasl           |                []  []                            |
484     libiconv           |                    []                            |
485     libidn             |                []                             [] |
486     lifelines          |                ()                                |
487     lilypond           |                []                                |
488     lingoteach         |                []                       []    [] |
489     lynx               |    []                                []       [] |
490     m4                 |                []  [] []                []       |
491     mailutils          | []             []                                |
492     make               | []          [] []  [] []    []    []    []       |
493     man-db             | ()                                               |
494     minicom            | []          [] []                    []          |
495     mysecretdiary      | []             []                       []       |
496     nano               |       []    () []  []                []       [] |
497     nano_1_0           | []             []     []                []    [] |
498     opcodes            | []          [] []  []                            |
499     parted             | []             []                       []    [] |
500     pilot-qof          |                                                  |
501     psmisc             |       []                             []       [] |
502     pwdutils           |                                                  |
503     python             |                                                  |
504     qof                |                                                  |
505     radius             | []             []                                |
506     recode             | []             []  [] []    []       [] []    [] |
507     rpm                |                []                       []       |
508     screem             |                                                  |
509     scrollkeeper       | []          []                       []          |
510     sed                | [] []          []  []                []          |
511     sh-utils           | [] []       [] []  []                []       [] |
512     shared-mime-info   | []    []    [] []                    []       [] |
513     sharutils          | [] []       [] []  [] []             []       [] |
514     shishi             |                                                  |
515     silky              |                []                                |
516     skencil            | []             []                                |
517     sketch             | []             []                                |
518     solfege            |                                               [] |
519     soundtracker       | []             []                             [] |
520     sp                 |                []                                |
521     stardict           |                                      []          |
522     system-tools-ba... | []    []    [] []                 [] [] []    [] |
523     tar                | [] []          []  []                []       [] |
524     texinfo            |                []           []                   |
525     textutils          | []             []  [] []             []          |
526     tin                |    []          ()                                |
527     tp-robot           |             [] []  []                []          |
528     tuxpaint           |                    []                []          |
529     unicode-han-tra... |                                                  |
530     unicode-transla... |                []  []                            |
531     util-linux         | [] []       [] []                    [] []    [] |
532     vorbis-tools       | []             []                                |
533     wastesedge         |                ()                                |
534     wdiff              | [] []          []  [] []             [] []    [] |
535     wget               |    []       [] []  []             [] [] []    [] |
536     xchat              | []    []    [] []        []    []    []       [] |
537     xkeyboard-config   |             [] []                    []       [] |
538     xpad               | []                 []                []          |
539                        +--------------------------------------------------+
540                          es et eu fa fi fr  ga gl gu he hi hr hu id is it
541                          89 21 16  2 41 119 61 14  1  8  1  6 61 30  0 53
542
543                          ja ko ku ky lg lt lv mk mn ms mt nb ne nl  nn no
544                        +--------------------------------------------------+
545     GNUnet             |                                                  |
546     a2ps               |    ()                      []          []     () |
547     aegis              |                                        ()        |
548     ant-phone          |                                        []        |
549     anubis             |                            []    []    []        |
550     ap-utils           |                            []                    |
551     aspell             |                         []             []        |
552     bash               |                                        []        |
553     batchelor          |                            []          []        |
554     bfd                |                                                  |
555     bibshelf           |                            []                    |
556     binutils           |                                                  |
557     bison              |                            []    []    []        |
558     bison-runtime      |                            []    []    []        |
559     bluez-pin          |       []                   []          []        |
560     cflow              |                                                  |
561     clisp              |                                        []        |
562     console-tools      |                                                  |
563     coreutils          |                                        []        |
564     cpio               |                                                  |
565     cpplib             |                                        []        |
566     cryptonit          |                                        []        |
567     darkstat           |                            []          []        |
568     dialog             |                            []          []        |
569     diffutils          | []                         []          []        |
570     doodle             |                                                  |
571     e2fsprogs          |                                        []        |
572     enscript           |                                        []        |
573     error              |                                        []        |
574     fetchmail          | []                                     []        |
575     fileutils          | []          []                                   |
576     findutils          |                                        []        |
577     flex               |    []                                  []        |
578     fslint             |                            []          []        |
579     gas                |                                                  |
580     gawk               | []                                     []        |
581     gbiff              |                                        []        |
582     gcal               |                                                  |
583     gcc                |                                                  |
584     gettext-examples   | []                                     []        |
585     gettext-runtime    | [] []                                  []        |
586     gettext-tools      | [] []                                            |
587     gimp-print         | []                                     []        |
588     gip                |                            []          []        |
589     gliv               |                                        []        |
590     glunarclock        |                            []          []        |
591     gmult              | []                         []                    |
592     gnubiff            |                                                  |
593     gnucash            | ()                               ()              |
594     gnucash-glossary   |                                        []        |
595     gnuedu             |                                                  |
596     gnulib             | [] []                      []          []        |
597     gnunet-gtk         |                                                  |
598     gnutls             |                                                  |
599     gpe-aerial         |                                        []        |
600     gpe-beam           |                                        []        |
601     gpe-calendar       |                                        []        |
602     gpe-clock          |    []                                  []        |
603     gpe-conf           |    []                                  []        |
604     gpe-contacts       |    []                                            |
605     gpe-edit           |    []                                  []        |
606     gpe-filemanager    |    []                                            |
607     gpe-go             |    []                                  []        |
608     gpe-login          |    []                                  []        |
609     gpe-ownerinfo      |                                        []        |
610     gpe-package        |    []                                            |
611     gpe-sketchbook     |    []                                  []        |
612     gpe-su             |    []                                  []        |
613     gpe-taskmanager    |    [] []                               []        |
614     gpe-timesheet      |                                        []        |
615     gpe-today          |                                        []        |
616     gpe-todo           |                                                  |
617     gphoto2            | []                                     []        |
618     gprof              |                                                  |
619     gpsdrive           | ()                                     ()     () |
620     gramadoir          |                                        ()        |
621     grep               | []                               []    []        |
622     gretl              |                                                  |
623     gsasl              |                                        []        |
624     gss                |                                                  |
625     gst-plugins        |                                        []        |
626     gst-plugins-base   |                                                  |
627     gst-plugins-good   |                                        []        |
628     gstreamer          |                                        []        |
629     gtick              |                                        []        |
630     gtkam              | []                                               |
631     gtkorphan          |                                        []        |
632     gtkspell           |                         []             []        |
633     gutenprint         |                                                  |
634     hello              | [] []             []       []    []    []  [] [] |
635     id-utils           |                                        []        |
636     impost             |                                                  |
637     indent             | []                                     []        |
638     iso_3166           |                                        []        |
639     iso_3166_1         |                                        []     [] |
640     iso_3166_2         |                                        []        |
641     iso_3166_3         |                                        []        |
642     iso_4217           | []                      []             []        |
643     iso_639            | []                                     []        |
644     jpilot             | ()                                     ()     () |
645     jtag               |                                                  |
646     jwhois             |                                        []        |
647     kbd                |                                        []        |
648     keytouch           |                                        []        |
649     keytouch-editor    |                                                  |
650     keytouch-keyboa... |                                                  |
651     latrine            |                                        []        |
652     ld                 |                                                  |
653     leafpad            | []             []                                |
654     libc               | [] []                            []    []     [] |
655     libexif            |                                                  |
656     libextractor       |                                                  |
657     libgpewidget       |                                        []        |
658     libgpg-error       |                                                  |
659     libgphoto2         | []                                               |
660     libgphoto2_port    | []                                               |
661     libgsasl           |                                        []        |
662     libiconv           |                                                  |
663     libidn             | []                                     []        |
664     lifelines          |                                        []        |
665     lilypond           |                                                  |
666     lingoteach         |                                        []        |
667     lynx               | []                                     []        |
668     m4                 | []                                     []        |
669     mailutils          |                                                  |
670     make               | [] []                                  []        |
671     man-db             | ()                                               |
672     minicom            | []                                               |
673     mysecretdiary      |                                        []        |
674     nano               |                            []    []    []        |
675     nano_1_0           |                            []    []        []    |
676     opcodes            |                                        []        |
677     parted             | []                                     []        |
678     pilot-qof          |                                                  |
679     psmisc             | []                               []    []        |
680     pwdutils           |                                                  |
681     python             |                                                  |
682     qof                |                                                  |
683     radius             |                                                  |
684     recode             |                                        []        |
685     rpm                | [] []                                            |
686     screem             | []                                               |
687     scrollkeeper       |                                  [] [] []  []    |
688     sed                | []                                     []        |
689     sh-utils           | []                               []              |
690     shared-mime-info   |    []          []                []    []  []    |
691     sharutils          | []                                     []        |
692     shishi             |                                                  |
693     silky              |                                        []        |
694     skencil            |                                                  |
695     sketch             |                                                  |
696     solfege            |                                                  |
697     soundtracker       |                                                  |
698     sp                 | ()                                               |
699     stardict           |                      []                []        |
700     system-tools-ba... | [] []          []                      []        |
701     tar                | []       []                            []        |
702     texinfo            | []                               []    []        |
703     textutils          | [] []                            []              |
704     tin                |                                                  |
705     tp-robot           |                                        []        |
706     tuxpaint           |                                            []    |
707     unicode-han-tra... |                                                  |
708     unicode-transla... |                                                  |
709     util-linux         | []                                     []        |
710     vorbis-tools       |                                        []        |
711     wastesedge         |                                        []        |
712     wdiff              |                            []    []              |
713     wget               | []                                     []        |
714     xchat              | [] []                []                []        |
715     xkeyboard-config   |                                        []        |
716     xpad               |    []                      []          []        |
717                        +--------------------------------------------------+
718                          ja ko ku ky lg lt lv mk mn ms mt nb ne nl  nn no
719                          40 24  2  1  1  3  1  2  3 21  0 15  1 101  5  3
720
721                          nso or pa pl pt pt_BR rm ro ru rw sk sl sq sr sv  ta
722                        +------------------------------------------------------+
723     GNUnet             |                                                      |
724     a2ps               |           ()     []      [] []       []    [] []     |
725     aegis              |                          () ()                       |
726     ant-phone          |                          []                   []     |
727     anubis             |           []             [] []                       |
728     ap-utils           |           ()                                         |
729     aspell             |                          [] []                       |
730     bash               |                  []      [] []                       |
731     batchelor          |                          []                   []     |
732     bfd                |                                                      |
733     bibshelf           |                                               []     |
734     binutils           |                             []                []     |
735     bison              |           []     []      [] []                []     |
736     bison-runtime      |           []             []          []       []     |
737     bluez-pin          |           []     []   [] [] []    [] []    [] []     |
738     cflow              |           []                                         |
739     clisp              |                             []                       |
740     console-tools      |                             []                       |
741     coreutils          |           []                []       []       []     |
742     cpio               |           []                []                []     |
743     cpplib             |                                               []     |
744     cryptonit          |                  []                           []     |
745     darkstat           |           []     []      []       []       [] []     |
746     dialog             |           [] []  []   [] [] [] []          [] []     |
747     diffutils          |           []     []      [] []             [] []     |
748     doodle             |                                         []    []     |
749     e2fsprogs          |           []                                  []     |
750     enscript           |                  []      [] []       []       []     |
751     error              |                  []      []       []          []     |
752     fetchmail          |           []                []          []           |
753     fileutils          |           []             [] []       []       []     |
754     findutils          |           [] []          []       [] []       []     |
755     flex               |           []     []      [] []                []     |
756     fslint             |                  []      []                [] []     |
757     gas                |                                                      |
758     gawk               |           []     []      []                   []     |
759     gbiff              |                          []                          |
760     gcal               |                                               []     |
761     gcc                |                                               []     |
762     gettext-examples   |           [] []          [] []    [] []    [] []     |
763     gettext-runtime    |           [] []          [] []    [] []    [] []     |
764     gettext-tools      |           []             [] []    [] []    [] []     |
765     gimp-print         |                                   []          []     |
766     gip                |                       []          []       [] []     |
767     gliv               |                  []      []       []          []     |
768     glunarclock        |                  []      [] []    []       [] []     |
769     gmult              |                       [] []                [] []     |
770     gnubiff            |                          ()                          |
771     gnucash            |           ()                                  []     |
772     gnucash-glossary   |              []                   []          []     |
773     gnuedu             |                                                      |
774     gnulib             |           []             [] []       []       []     |
775     gnunet-gtk         |                                               []     |
776     gnutls             |           []                                  []     |
777     gpe-aerial         |              []  []      [] []       []    [] []     |
778     gpe-beam           |              []  []      [] []       []    [] []     |
779     gpe-calendar       |              []  []      [] []    [] []    [] []     |
780     gpe-clock          |              []  []      [] []    [] []    [] []     |
781     gpe-conf           |              []  []      [] []    [] []       []     |
782     gpe-contacts       |                          [] []       []    [] []     |
783     gpe-edit           |              []  []      [] []    [] []    [] []     |
784     gpe-filemanager    |                                      []       []     |
785     gpe-go             |                  []      [] []       []    [] []     |
786     gpe-login          |              []  []      [] []    [] []    [] []     |
787     gpe-ownerinfo      |              []  []      [] []    [] []    [] []     |
788     gpe-package        |                                      []       []     |
789     gpe-sketchbook     |              []  []      [] []    [] []    [] []     |
790     gpe-su             |              []  []      [] []    [] []    [] []     |
791     gpe-taskmanager    |              []  []      [] []    [] []    [] []     |
792     gpe-timesheet      |              []  []      [] []    [] []    [] []     |
793     gpe-today          |              []  []      [] []    [] []    [] []     |
794     gpe-todo           |                             []       []    [] []     |
795     gphoto2            |           []             []       []       [] []     |
796     gprof              |                  []      []                   []     |
797     gpsdrive           |        []                []                   []     |
798     gramadoir          |                                   []          []     |
799     grep               |           [] []  []      [] []       []    [] []     |
800     gretl              |           []                                         |
801     gsasl              |           []                                  []     |
802     gss                |           []             []                   []     |
803     gst-plugins        |     []                                  [] [] []     |
804     gst-plugins-base   |                                               []     |
805     gst-plugins-good   |     []                                  [] [] []     |
806     gstreamer          |                                         [] [] []     |
807     gtick              |                          [] []                []     |
808     gtkam              |           []     []         []                []     |
809     gtkorphan          |                                               []     |
810     gtkspell           |                  []   [] [] []    [] []    [] []     |
811     gutenprint         |                                               []     |
812     hello              |           []     []      [] []    [] []    [] []     |
813     id-utils           |                  []      [] []                []     |
814     impost             |                                               []     |
815     indent             |                  []      [] []    []       [] []     |
816     iso_3166           |              []                []    [] [] [] []     |
817     iso_3166_1         |                                   [] [] [] []        |
818     iso_3166_2         |                                                      |
819     iso_3166_3         |                          []    []    []    []        |
820     iso_4217           |                                []    []    [] []     |
821     iso_639            |                                []    []    [] []     |
822     jpilot             |                                                      |
823     jtag               |                                   []                 |
824     jwhois             |           []     []      []                   []     |
825     kbd                |           []             []                   []     |
826     keytouch           |                                               []     |
827     keytouch-editor    |                                               []     |
828     keytouch-keyboa... |                                               []     |
829     latrine            |                          []                   []     |
830     ld                 |                                               []     |
831     leafpad            |           [] []             []    []          []  [] |
832     libc               |           []     []         []    []          []     |
833     libexif            |           []                                         |
834     libextractor       |                          []                   []     |
835     libgpewidget       |              []  []      []       [] []    [] []     |
836     libgpg-error       |           []             []                          |
837     libgphoto2         |           []                                         |
838     libgphoto2_port    |           []                []                []     |
839     libgsasl           |           []             []                [] []     |
840     libiconv           |                                                      |
841     libidn             |           []                               [] ()     |
842     lifelines          |           []                                  []     |
843     lilypond           |                                                      |
844     lingoteach         |                  []                                  |
845     lynx               |                  []         []                []     |
846     m4                 |           []     []      [] []                []     |
847     mailutils          |           []             [] []                []     |
848     make               |           []     []         []                []     |
849     man-db             |                          []                   []     |
850     minicom            |           []     []      [] []                []     |
851     mysecretdiary      |                  []      [] []                []     |
852     nano               |                          []                   []     |
853     nano_1_0           |           []             [] []                []     |
854     opcodes            |                          []                   []     |
855     parted             |           []                                         |
856     pilot-qof          |                                               []     |
857     psmisc             |           []                                  []     |
858     pwdutils           |           []                                  []     |
859     python             |                                                      |
860     qof                |                                               []     |
861     radius             |           []                []                       |
862     recode             |           [] []  []      [] []       []       []     |
863     rpm                |           [] []             []                []     |
864     screem             |                                                      |
865     scrollkeeper       |           []             [] []    []    [] [] []     |
866     sed                |           [] []  []      [] []    [] []    [] []     |
867     sh-utils           |                             []       []    []        |
868     shared-mime-info   |              []  []                     [] [] []     |
869     sharutils          |           []                []             [] []     |
870     shishi             |           []                                         |
871     silky              |                                   []                 |
872     skencil            |              []  []                           []     |
873     sketch             |              []  []                           []     |
874     solfege            |                                               []     |
875     soundtracker       |                                   []          []     |
876     sp                 |                                                      |
877     stardict           |                             []    []          []     |
878     system-tools-ba... |        [] [] []  []      []             [] [] []  [] |
879     tar                |           []             [] []       []       []     |
880     texinfo            |           []             [] []                []     |
881     textutils          |                             []       []       []     |
882     tin                |                             ()                       |
883     tp-robot           |                             []                       |
884     tuxpaint           |              []                      [] [] [] []     |
885     unicode-han-tra... |                                                      |
886     unicode-transla... |                                                      |
887     util-linux         |                  []         []       []       []     |
888     vorbis-tools       |                          [] []                       |
889     wastesedge         |                                                      |
890     wdiff              |           []     []      [] []    []          []     |
891     wget               |              []             []    []          []     |
892     xchat              |        []                   []    [] [] [] [] []     |
893     xkeyboard-config   |                                      []       []     |
894     xpad               |                                   [] []       []     |
895                        +------------------------------------------------------+
896                          nso or pa pl pt pt_BR rm ro ru rw sk sl sq sr sv  ta
897                           0   2  3 58 31  53    5 76 72  5 42 48 12 51 130  2
898
899                          tg th tk tr uk ven vi  wa xh zh_CN zh_HK zh_TW zu
900                        +---------------------------------------------------+
901     GNUnet             |                    []                             |  2
902     a2ps               |          [] []     []                             | 19
903     aegis              |                                                   |  0
904     ant-phone          |          []        []                             |  6
905     anubis             |          [] []     []                             | 11
906     ap-utils           |             ()     []                             |  4
907     aspell             |             []     []  []                         | 14
908     bash               |                    []                             | 11
909     batchelor          |          []        []                             |  9
910     bfd                |                                                   |  1
911     bibshelf           |                    []                             |  7
912     binutils           |          []        []                     []      |  9
913     bison              |          []        []                     []      | 19
914     bison-runtime      |                    []         []          []      | 16
915     bluez-pin          |          [] []     []  []     []          []      | 28
916     cflow              |             []     []                             |  4
917     clisp              |                                                   |  6
918     console-tools      |          []        []                             |  5
919     coreutils          |          []        []                             | 17
920     cpio               |          [] []     []                             |  9
921     cpplib             |          []        []         []          []      | 11
922     cryptonit          |                                                   |  5
923     darkstat           |                    []         ()          ()      | 15
924     dialog             |          [] []     []         []          []      | 30
925     diffutils          |          []        []         []          []      | 28
926     doodle             |                    []                             |  6
927     e2fsprogs          |          []        []                             | 10
928     enscript           |          [] []     []                             | 16
929     error              |          []        []         []          []      | 18
930     fetchmail          |          []        []                             | 12
931     fileutils          |          []                   []          []      | 18
932     findutils          |          []        []                     []      | 17
933     flex               |          []        []                             | 15
934     fslint             |                    []                             |  9
935     gas                |          []                                       |  3
936     gawk               |          []        []                             | 15
937     gbiff              |                    []                             |  5
938     gcal               |          []                                       |  5
939     gcc                |          []                   []          []      |  6
940     gettext-examples   |          [] []     []         []    []    []      | 26
941     gettext-runtime    |          [] []     []         []    []    []      | 28
942     gettext-tools      |          [] []     []         []          []      | 19
943     gimp-print         |             []     []                             | 12
944     gip                |                    []                     []      | 12
945     gliv               |          []        []                             |  8
946     glunarclock        |                    []  []                 []      | 15
947     gmult              |          []        []         []          []      | 15
948     gnubiff            |                    []                             |  1
949     gnucash            |          ()                                       |  2
950     gnucash-glossary   |                    []                     []      |  9
951     gnuedu             |                    []                             |  2
952     gnulib             |          [] []     []         []          []      | 28
953     gnunet-gtk         |                                                   |  1
954     gnutls             |                                                   |  2
955     gpe-aerial         |                    []         []                  | 14
956     gpe-beam           |                    []         []                  | 14
957     gpe-calendar       |                    []  []     []          []      | 19
958     gpe-clock          |          []        []  []     []                  | 20
959     gpe-conf           |                    []         []                  | 14
960     gpe-contacts       |                    []         []                  | 10
961     gpe-edit           |          []        []  []                 []      | 19
962     gpe-filemanager    |                    []                             |  5
963     gpe-go             |          []        []                             | 14
964     gpe-login          |          []        []  []     []          []      | 20
965     gpe-ownerinfo      |          []        []         []          []      | 20
966     gpe-package        |                    []                             |  5
967     gpe-sketchbook     |          []        []                             | 16
968     gpe-su             |          []        []         []                  | 19
969     gpe-taskmanager    |          []        []         []                  | 19
970     gpe-timesheet      |          []        []         []          []      | 18
971     gpe-today          |          []        []  []     []          []      | 20
972     gpe-todo           |                    []                             |  6
973     gphoto2            |             []     []         []          []      | 20
974     gprof              |          []        []                             | 11
975     gpsdrive           |                                                   |  4
976     gramadoir          |                    []                             |  7
977     grep               |          [] []     []                     []      | 33
978     gretl              |                                                   |  4
979     gsasl              |                    []         []                  |  6
980     gss                |                    []                             |  5
981     gst-plugins        |             []     []                     []      | 15
982     gst-plugins-base   |             []     []         []                  |  9
983     gst-plugins-good   |             []     []         []                  | 18
984     gstreamer          |          [] []     []                             | 17
985     gtick              |                    []                             | 11
986     gtkam              |                    []                             | 13
987     gtkorphan          |                    []                             |  7
988     gtkspell           |             []     []  []     []    []    []      | 26
989     gutenprint         |                                                   |  3
990     hello              |          [] []     []         []          []      | 39
991     id-utils           |          []        []                             | 14
992     impost             |                    []                             |  4
993     indent             |          []        []         []          []      | 25
994     iso_3166           |       [] []        []                             | 15
995     iso_3166_1         |          []            []                         | 20
996     iso_3166_2         |                                                   |  2
997     iso_3166_3         |                        []     []                  |  9
998     iso_4217           |          []        []                             | 14
999     iso_639            |                    []                             | 14
1000     jpilot             |          [] []     []         []                  |  7
1001     jtag               |                    []                             |  3
1002     jwhois             |          []        []                     []      | 13
1003     kbd                |          []        []                             | 12
1004     keytouch           |                    []                             |  4
1005     keytouch-editor    |                                                   |  2
1006     keytouch-keyboa... |                                                   |  2
1007     latrine            |          []        []                             |  8
1008     ld                 |          []        []         []          []      |  8
1009     leafpad            |          []        []         []          []      | 23
1010     libc               |          []                   []          []      | 23
1011     libexif            |                    []                             |  4
1012     libextractor       |                    []                             |  5
1013     libgpewidget       |                    []  []     []                  | 19
1014     libgpg-error       |                    []                             |  4
1015     libgphoto2         |             []                                    |  8
1016     libgphoto2_port    |             []     []                     []      | 11
1017     libgsasl           |                    []                             |  8
1018     libiconv           |                    []                             |  4
1019     libidn             |                    []         []                  | 10
1020     lifelines          |                                                   |  4
1021     lilypond           |                                                   |  2
1022     lingoteach         |                    []                             |  6
1023     lynx               |          [] []     []                             | 15
1024     m4                 |                    []         []          []      | 18
1025     mailutils          |             []                                    |  8
1026     make               |          []        []         []                  | 20
1027     man-db             |                    []                             |  6
1028     minicom            |                    []                             | 14
1029     mysecretdiary      |          []        []                             | 12
1030     nano               |                    []                     []      | 15
1031     nano_1_0           |          [] []     []                             | 18
1032     opcodes            |          []        []                             | 10
1033     parted             |          [] []                            []      | 10
1034     pilot-qof          |                    []                             |  3
1035     psmisc             |                    []                             | 10
1036     pwdutils           |                    []                             |  3
1037     python             |                                                   |  0
1038     qof                |                    []                             |  2
1039     radius             |             []                                    |  6
1040     recode             |          []        []         []                  | 25
1041     rpm                |          [] []     []                     []      | 14
1042     screem             |                    []                             |  2
1043     scrollkeeper       |          [] []     []                     []      | 26
1044     sed                |          []        []                     []      | 22
1045     sh-utils           |          []                                       | 15
1046     shared-mime-info   |             []     []         []          []      | 23
1047     sharutils          |          []        []                     []      | 23
1048     shishi             |                                                   |  1
1049     silky              |                    []                             |  4
1050     skencil            |                    []                             |  7
1051     sketch             |                                                   |  6
1052     solfege            |                                                   |  2
1053     soundtracker       |          []        []                             |  9
1054     sp                 |          []                                       |  3
1055     stardict           |             []     []         []          []      | 11
1056     system-tools-ba... |    []    [] []     []     []  []          []      | 37
1057     tar                |          [] []     []                     []      | 19
1058     texinfo            |          []        []         []                  | 15
1059     textutils          |          []                   []          []      | 17
1060     tin                |                                                   |  1
1061     tp-robot           |                    []         []          []      | 10
1062     tuxpaint           |                    []  []                 []      | 16
1063     unicode-han-tra... |                                                   |  0
1064     unicode-transla... |                                                   |  2
1065     util-linux         |          [] []     []                             | 20
1066     vorbis-tools       |             []     []                             | 11
1067     wastesedge         |                                                   |  1
1068     wdiff              |          []        []                             | 22
1069     wget               |          []        []                     []      | 19
1070     xchat              |             []     []         []          []      | 28
1071     xkeyboard-config   |          [] []     []                     []      | 11
1072     xpad               |                    []         []          []      | 14
1073                        +---------------------------------------------------+
1074       77 teams           tg th tk tr uk ven vi  wa xh zh_CN zh_HK zh_TW zu
1075      172 domains          0  1  1 78 39  0  135 13  1  50     3    54    0  2054
1076
1077   Some counters in the preceding matrix are higher than the number of
1078visible blocks let us expect.  This is because a few extra PO files are
1079used for implementing regional variants of languages, or language
1080dialects.
1081
1082   For a PO file in the matrix above to be effective, the package to
1083which it applies should also have been internationalized and
1084distributed as such by its maintainer.  There might be an observable
1085lag between the mere existence a PO file and its wide availability in a
1086distribution.
1087
1088   If July 2006 seems to be old, you may fetch a more recent copy of
1089this `ABOUT-NLS' file on most GNU archive sites.  The most up-to-date
1090matrix with full percentage details can be found at
1091`http://www.iro.umontreal.ca/contrib/po/HTML/matrix.html'.
1092
10931.6 Using `gettext' in new packages
1094===================================
1095
1096If you are writing a freely available program and want to
1097internationalize it you are welcome to use GNU `gettext' in your
1098package.  Of course you have to respect the GNU Library General Public
1099License which covers the use of the GNU `gettext' library.  This means
1100in particular that even non-free programs can use `libintl' as a shared
1101library, whereas only free software can use `libintl' as a static
1102library or use modified versions of `libintl'.
1103
1104   Once the sources are changed appropriately and the setup can handle
1105the use of `gettext' the only thing missing are the translations.  The
1106Free Translation Project is also available for packages which are not
1107developed inside the GNU project.  Therefore the information given above
1108applies also for every other Free Software Project.  Contact
1109`translation@iro.umontreal.ca' to make the `.pot' files available to
1110the translation teams.
1111
1112